Category: (Ubiquitous) Computing
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Are eBooks the best way to replace physical texts?
The Govenator is saying that California is going to do away with physical textbooks, but is this really going to be a good thing? There certainly is a lot of reasons on the surface that one might assume allow this manner of transition to make sense, but those quickly fall away if you think about…
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Project Natal
I know I’m late blogging about this, but I’ve been busy looking at Wave and trying to find out as much as I can about Natal. The end result on both is that there is surprisingly little, but the promises are considerable. I’ve signed up for my Wave account and I’m seeing that some people…
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Controlling phones in the … briefing room
Cell phones can annoy even in the work world – which, after a fashion, is what the classroom is. This is certainly a vignette for a good reaction to the use of the device in an obviously disruptive manner. Many presenters (instructors or press secretaries) would like phones to be silent to prevent the temptation…
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Androids are coming!
I remember when Google started talking about the gPhone, things were said that these phones would be cheaper than other systems because the OS would cost less… and … and … Well, it seems that is not quite the truth. After taking a look at the Rogers site and tossing my name in the hat…